Ajman Free Zone-based Eurocon Building Industries, a multinational group with varied business interests in construction, real estate, hotels, poultry farming and animal feed, has received recognition from Boral Middle East for its outstanding sales performance during 2002 as one of the top three distributors in the UAE for the Australian-French firm's range of plasterboard products.

The company also recently appointed distributors in various cities in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Qatar, Turkey and Syria, for the Alubond US aluminium composite panels it markets.

Eurocon Building Industries, a member of Mulk Group of Companies, has operations in the US, UAE and India. It was among the top 30 companies felicitated by Ajman Ruler Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi for its performance last year.

Eurocon recently constructed a new office and showroom block in Ajman Free Zone and the company intends to set up a production plant for manufacturing aluminium composite panels.

The company has a capacity to produce more than 100,000 sq m of cladding panels at its 50,000 sq ft factory which also has design capabilities. Eurocon is headed by Shaji Ul Mulk, who has over 20 years of Gulf experience in external cladding materials.

Some of the major projects completed by Eurocon include landmarks such as Dubai International Airport (150,000 sq m), Safa Towers (16,000 sq m), Darwish Complex and the Omran Tower.